In This Issue:

1 | EU asked to consider banning plastics dumping

Plastics manufacturers and environmental groups in Europe are pressing the European Commission to propose legislation banning the disposal of plastics in EU landfills by 2020.

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2 | RR Innovators Forum: Competition will showcase new PP processing methods

A new food-grade recycling process for polypropylene packaging will be unveiled at this fall's Recycling Innovators Forum.

Although polypropylene is one of the most widespread resins used, its recycling rate consistently lags far behind PET and HDPE. This new technology allows PP food packaging to be completely decontaminated and reused in a closed loop back into food packaging. The new technology profiled at the forum will allow recycled PP to displace virgin PP with savings on resources, emissions and landfill.

Details on how the process works will be first available to attendees at the first annual Recycling Innovators Forum, to be held Aug. 26 in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information on attending, visit www.recyclinginnovators.com or click on the banner below.

3 | MBA Polymers chief sees 'perfect storm' of processing opportunities in U.S.

MBA Polymers, a major manufacturer of recycled plastics, has announced it is reorganizing operations and bringing more of its future plastics production to the United States. Ironically, the first step in that shift will be shuttering the company's lone U.S. facility, the corporate headquarters located in Richmond, California.

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4 | PetroChem Wire: Recycled polyethylene prices mixed in July

HDPE injection crate regrind prices are falling as sellers of material intended for export to China seek U.S. buyers.

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5 | Plastic exports bounce back

The steep decline of plastics and paper exports slowed in May of this year, though exports of all recyclable materials were still down for the first five months of 2013.

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6 | NewsBits

Bioplastic made from banana peels? A Turkish teen has found a way to make it happen. Get the details and see more headlines in this week's NewsBits.

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7 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars!

8 | Jobs Available & Sought

Sales Representative, TKO Polymers (Atlanta).
Details are available here.

Sales and Marketing Manager, Newell Recycling LLC (Atlanta).
Details are available here.

Plastic Sales and Marketing Professional, AMI Trading, Inc. (Miami).
Details are available here.

Sales and Marketing Professional, Birch Plastics, Inc. (Houston).
Details are available here.

Jobs Sought
Database of job seekers available here.

If you would like to submit a job available or job sought listing, send an email to associate editor Dan Leif at [email protected].